December 7th, 2016
Thinking about joining the Pirates women’s team? We asked some of our current players to share their thoughts and experiences to help you find out more. Our latest profile is Angela Wilson who, as a defensive MVP, a team captain and a GB triallist, shows size is no barrier to being successful at American Football! […]
December 6th, 2016
Thinking about joining the Pirates women’s team? We asked some of our current players to share their thoughts and experiences to help you find out more. Our latest profile is Gill McNicoll who’s found American Football great for stress relief and sneaky fitness! Age: 34 (I’m glad I’m doing this before my birthday in a […]
December 1st, 2016
Thinking about joining the Pirates women’s team but not sure what to expect? We asked some of our current players to share their thoughts and experiences to help you make your mind up. Next up, Heather McGowan who’d never played a team sport since netball at school and is now catching touchdown passes! Name: Heather […]
November 29th, 2016
Thinking about joining the Pirates women’s team but not sure what to expect? We asked some of our current players to share their thoughts and experiences to help you make your mind up. First up, Aimee Wilson – who went from never having played contact American Football before to representing Great Britain against Spain in […]
November 27th, 2016
Friday evening saw over 170 players, coaches, family, and friends gather together at the Ballerup Hall in East Kilbride to celebrate the successes of the three under 19s teams that are part of the East Kilbride Pirates American Football Club – East Kilbride Pirates Junior, Hamilton Buccaneers Youth, and East Kilbride Pirates Youth. 20 awards […]
October 30th, 2016
Over 80 players,coaches, staff and family members from the East Kilbride Pirates gathered at The National Piping Centre in Glasgow on Saturday evening for the club’s annual Player of the Year awards night. The evening culminated with veteran defensive lineman Steven Kane being named as Player of the Year in recognition of his outstanding performance […]
September 5th, 2016
The East Kilbride Pirates Youth team won the British under 17s championship on Saturday 3 September at the Youth Britbowl event at Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park. Eight teams competed for the championship title on the day, in a knock-out tournament formula. All teams who competed had finished top in their conference from across the […]
August 29th, 2016
Kent Exiles 14 – East Kilbride Pirates 8 Their trip to Britbowl ended in heartache for the Pirates U19 squad when they had the title ripped from their grasp in the later stages after having led for most of the game. East Kilbride received the kick off and quickly moved into their stride. Early runs […]
August 16th, 2016
Manchester Titans 00 – East Kilbride Pirates 16 The season of success continued for the Pirates Junior side when they added the title of Northern Conference Champions to that of Scottish Divisional Winners. They now have the opportunity to complete the set by winning the National Champions’ crown later this month. With half of their […]
August 15th, 2016
We still need your help. Yesterday’s fantastic semi-final win over Manchester Titans for our juniors means both our Pirates youth and junior teams are now heading to compete for a British title within the next three weeks. This takes our Britbowl campaign bus bill to over £3,000. Please help us by donating a fiver or […]